The United States on Tuesday said there was “valuable engagement” with India’s inquiry committee last week regarding the alleged foiled assassination plot of the US-based pro-Khalistani figure Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and information was exchanged between the governments to further their respective investigations.
According to a Hindustan Times report, while addressing a media briefing, US principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel, however, said the United States won’t be fully satisfied until there is meaningful accountability resulting from the investigation into the Gurpatwant Singh Pannun case.
Vedant Patel said the US understands that Indian inquiry committee will continue its investigation and expects to see further steps based on conversation held between officials of two nations last week.
On being asked about the US government’s message to India on Gurpatwant Pannun case, the deputy spokesperson said, “So, to take a step back, there was valuable engagement with India’s inquiry committee last week, and information was exchanged between our two governments to further our respective investigations. We understand that the Indian inquiry committee will continue its investigation, and we expect to see further steps based on last week’s conversations.”
“We continue to expect and want to see accountability based on the results of that investigation, and certainly the United States won’t be fully satisfied until there is meaningful accountability resulting from that investigation. Beyond that, I’m just not going to address this in further detail given that this is an issue that is active and remains under investigation and ongoing under both of our countries,” he added.
The US Department of State said Indian enquiry committee has visited United States to investigate the involvement of former Indian government official in foiled plot to assassinate a US national.
